Meanings
adjectivedioctahedral (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryHaving two of the octahedral sites occupied by cations
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Englishoctahedral
- Englishdioctahedral
From di- + octahedral.
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dioctahedral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dioctahedral
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